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Hugh Jenkins woke up to the news of the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks on New York City on his radio alarm. Although he was in Australia, he followed the news on American cable networks where the coverage was 24/7.

Humanitarian expert Stafford Clarry talks about how the Kurdistan Region of Iraq acted as a safe zone for US soldiers during the Second Gulf War, and how it has prided itself on its reputation for security since then.

This post is part of a collaboration with author Davide Rubini to collect the stories of Italy in the aftermath of the “Bribesville” (Tangentopoli) scandals of the 1990s. Find out more about Rubini’s new novel, il fischio finale (The Final Blow).